BR and court

bobblebot

Hi,
Do you have to use the local court as earliest date I have is July 15th?

gettingitsorted

Hi bobble,

i dont think it really makes a difference ,is there another on in the same area such as im in lincolnshire ,and i could have used peterborough or lincoln .

Maybe worth ringing the local court and asking .

allofadither

I think you can use any court you want to, but you have to give reasons why you are not using the one nearest to you....so if July 15th is too long for you to wait and puts you under unecccssary stress etc then I think that's a good reason. Find the other courts around your area and like GIS says, ring them and pick the one that can fit you in soonest!

allofadither

This link may help http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/HMCSCourtFinder/

AlanD_3

BUT... isn't the OR appointed by the court and any meeting you'd have to have with them would be local to the court...

...just a thought, sorry if I'm wrong.

allofadither

Good question Alan....haven't a clue about the answer though, but I recall that some people on here have had their cases moved to different OR offices despite using their *nearest* court.

plantpot100

I had quite a wait as well and was told by my Court that i couldn't go to another - Had to be the one local to my area.

oscar_uk_2

quite surprise by the wait...

phoned my county court today (guildford) and was told that i can just turn up at 9 any day mon-fri and just do it. Do you think it depends on where you live? Maybe there isn't as much demand for bankruptcy in Surrey...

...although you'd think with all the celebs who live nearby there'd be a steady trade...

disco_3

A friend of mine thought about BR last weekend. Took advice of the good people on here. Phoned the courts managed to get an appointment. Went BR Friday the 11th May. 7 days after talking about it. Not even had a letter of debt from any of the creditors yet. Just depends on where you are and luck i suppose.

Gorrafewquidnow

I think it depends om where in the country you are. In our area, you can get an appointment within 10 days of your call

rog2

AlanD wrote: »

BUT... isn't the OR appointed by the court and any meeting you'd have to have with them would be local to the court...

...just a thought, sorry if I'm wrong.

Not necessarily, Alan, My BR was at the High Court, in London. I was told to ring the Insolvency Service, in London, which I did. When I explained that I lived in the West Country, my case was passed to the local Insolvency Service Office and the OR contacted me about two weeks later. My OR meeting was held in Bristol.